Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United Kingdom, 1963

United Kingdom
1963
Total fertility rate: 2.91
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United Kingdom was 2.91 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 989,544 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.91
Births
989,544
Births per 1,000 people
18.4
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
53,652,936
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.20.0%336
15-1937.86.5%76,976
20-24180.031.1%308,178
25-29186.532.2%305,555
30-34108.318.7%180,387
35-3950.88.8%89,142
40-4414.52.5%27,458
45-490.80.1%1,348
50-540.10.0%163